01023nas a2200265   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001500055653001000070653001100080653001100091653001200102653001600114653002500130100001400155700001600169700001100185700001600196245005600212300001000268490000700278050003200285520042600317022001400743       1981                            d  c1981 Jul10aAdolescent10aAdult10aFemale10aHumans10aleprosy10aMilk, Human10aMycobacterium leprae1 aGirdhar A1 aGirdhar B K1 aRamu G1 aDesikan K V00aDischarge of M. leprae in milk of leprosy patients.  a390-40 v53  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>A quantitative estimation of discharge of M. leprae in the milk of 39 leprosy female patients has been made. Twelve of the 39 patients (10 LL/BL and 1 each of T/BT and BB) showed bacilli in their milk. Only one of these patients was on treatment. AFB count in 10 ml of milk was found to range from 4.3 X 10(4) to 4.3 X 10(5). Significance of discharge of such a large number of bacilli in breast milk is discussed.</p>  a0024-1024